The Forbes Book of Business Quotations: 14,173 Thoughts on the Business of Life [Hardcover]

Ted Goodman (Editor), Steve Forbes (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1997 | Series: Forbes Magazine's

Drawn from 80 years of FORBES magazine's "Thoughts on the Business of Life" feature pages, this ultimate collection of 14,266 wise, weighty, and witty thoughts on the world of business comes from business leaders and mavericks, philosophers and pundits, poets and politicians, gathered across the centuries, from many corners of the world. Deluxe edition features bonded leather case, gold foil, and ribbon.

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About the Author

Ted Goodman is the general editor of the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals at Columbia University in New York City. He is the author of Fire! The 100 Most Devastating Fires Through the Ages and the Heroes Who Fought Them, and the editor of Writing the Rails: Train Adventures by the World’s Best-Loved Writers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 992 pages
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers; Deluxe edition (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884822940
• ISBN-13: 978-1884822940
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.2 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,143,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than just business, June 22, 2001

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This review is from: The Forbes Book of Business Quotations : 14,173 Thoughts on the Business of Life (Hardcover)

My only complaint about this compilation is that the title is misleading. These are quotes about all aspects of life and human character. The quotes are arranged by theme and carefully indexed by author. It's great for just browsing or for picking up when you need something specific. I own an entire bookshelf of quotation compilations and this is one of my favorites. No quote love should be without this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, May 31, 2001

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This review is from: The Forbes Book of Business Quotations : 14,173 Thoughts on the Business of Life (Hardcover)

I love this book. I went on a kick a while back and bought around 7 books of quotes and this is my favorite.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great reference book for future business leaders, March 6, 1999

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This review is from: The Forbes Book of Business Quotations : 14,173 Thoughts on the Business of Life (Hardcover)

Love this book as an occassional reference tool. Useful resource for speeches and general business writing. Also good for the occassional bit of personal inspiration. Note that Forbes itself sells the book for much, much more.